Wero
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First post newb here. I ran several searches before creating this thread, and while I did get ideas I wanted to pose a few specific questions for my situation. Mini novella warning (sorry).
2002 EB AWD Expy with the 4-wheel air suspension. Leak somewhere made compressor very loud. I replaced it with a new Arnot compressor and it was quiet again... for a while, which is what pretty much confirms a leak. Now it's noisy again, and probably close to failure.
I've pretty much made up my mind that I'm going to do an air suspension conversion, and my first question is am I better off buying one of the kits, which some seem a little expensive, or do I source the parts and make my own kit?
If I go with a kit which one is best? Strutmasters, Suncore, Monroe, etc.?
Most of these questions (and probably all of them if I go several pages back) have been asked and answered, but here's where I get a little more specific. My Expy, Woody, has 311K miles and has had no real problems (knock on wood). I have had some front end suspension work done to hopefully correct tire scalloping in the inner row of tread, and I've replaced the alternator, but other than that the motor and tranny run well.
Due to the high miles I'm thinking about Strutmasters' Deluxe 4-Wheel Air Suspension Conversion Kit (Ford Expedition Air Suspension Conversion Kit (-XN44-1-BUN-FE) | Strutmasters.com), since it has some other suspension parts. However, price is kind of high at close to $800.
There's a Monroe 90010 kit (Monroe 90010 Monroe Suspension Conversion Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive), that while it has not other suspension parts it's a quarter of the price, and still has the coil over front shocks.
I'm also thinking that a little bit of a lift would be kind of nice. I'm no big wheeler guy, and certainly don't want to be big wheeler commuter guy, but a couple or more inch lift and a little bigger tires would be kind of cool (doing my Tim the Tool Man Taylor grunt).
So what do you think: kit or not? Little lift or not (meaning I probably couldn't do a kit)?
I'll stop my babble now, but would appreciate any tips or advice any of you have to offer. I'm ready to get new tires (due to the scalloping issues I previously mentioned - and yes I do rotate the tires, and still get approximately 75K miles on them, as these are only 4th set of tires in the 311K miles), so I want to do the conversion now. I also think the conversion may correct the tire scalloping problem. Please help. Thanks in advance!
Damn that was long. Sorry!
**Edited to add: Dang it, I just saw the sticky on the top of the page. I'll read it again, but still open to suggestions, ideas, or opinions.
2002 EB AWD Expy with the 4-wheel air suspension. Leak somewhere made compressor very loud. I replaced it with a new Arnot compressor and it was quiet again... for a while, which is what pretty much confirms a leak. Now it's noisy again, and probably close to failure.
I've pretty much made up my mind that I'm going to do an air suspension conversion, and my first question is am I better off buying one of the kits, which some seem a little expensive, or do I source the parts and make my own kit?
If I go with a kit which one is best? Strutmasters, Suncore, Monroe, etc.?
Most of these questions (and probably all of them if I go several pages back) have been asked and answered, but here's where I get a little more specific. My Expy, Woody, has 311K miles and has had no real problems (knock on wood). I have had some front end suspension work done to hopefully correct tire scalloping in the inner row of tread, and I've replaced the alternator, but other than that the motor and tranny run well.
Due to the high miles I'm thinking about Strutmasters' Deluxe 4-Wheel Air Suspension Conversion Kit (Ford Expedition Air Suspension Conversion Kit (-XN44-1-BUN-FE) | Strutmasters.com), since it has some other suspension parts. However, price is kind of high at close to $800.
There's a Monroe 90010 kit (Monroe 90010 Monroe Suspension Conversion Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive), that while it has not other suspension parts it's a quarter of the price, and still has the coil over front shocks.
I'm also thinking that a little bit of a lift would be kind of nice. I'm no big wheeler guy, and certainly don't want to be big wheeler commuter guy, but a couple or more inch lift and a little bigger tires would be kind of cool (doing my Tim the Tool Man Taylor grunt).
So what do you think: kit or not? Little lift or not (meaning I probably couldn't do a kit)?
I'll stop my babble now, but would appreciate any tips or advice any of you have to offer. I'm ready to get new tires (due to the scalloping issues I previously mentioned - and yes I do rotate the tires, and still get approximately 75K miles on them, as these are only 4th set of tires in the 311K miles), so I want to do the conversion now. I also think the conversion may correct the tire scalloping problem. Please help. Thanks in advance!
Damn that was long. Sorry!
**Edited to add: Dang it, I just saw the sticky on the top of the page. I'll read it again, but still open to suggestions, ideas, or opinions.
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